Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 492

?Cybele? Etienne Gevray, probably Geneva, No. 2092. Made circa 1760, probably for the English market. Very fine, quarter-repeating on a bell and à tact, 20K gold, repoussé pair-cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: two-body, repoussé, depicting Cybele receiving grapes from a putto in an asymmetrical rococo cartouche pierced foliate outer border, bezel decorated to match. Inner: two-body, "bassine", band pierced and engraved with a pattern, grotesque mask at the front. Gilt-brass dust cap. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, five-minute Arabic numerals. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 33 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, pierced and engraved single-footed cock, silver regulation dial, repeating on bell activated by depressing the pendant. Movement and dust cap signed. Diam. 49 mm. Property of a German Collector